SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC AND PERSONALIZED MODELLING/BENDING OF SURGICAL PROSTHESIS FOR CORRECTION OF PECTUS EXCAVATUM BASED ON PRE-SURGICAL IMAGING INFORMATION

摘要

The present invention concerns a modelling/bending system of surgical prosthesis (6) used in the correction of pectus excavatum, allowing its pre-operative personalization according to the thoracic morphology of each patient. Based on the information of the thoracic CT-scan, the system allows the application of a personalized prosthesis, giving way for a significant reduction of the surgery duration, and still makes it possible for the patient to have a virtual perspective of the foreseen post-operative result. The system includes the following steps: recognizing data from systems of medical imaging; setting a virtual personalized model of surgical prosthesis; pre-operative simulation of the predictable final result of the surgical intervention; sending control points to the controller (9) using local- or remote communication via web; automatic initial positioning of the surgical prosthesis in the desired position; automatic and mechanical bending of surgical prosthesis (6) with real time monitoring and control.